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Take in the stunning French countryside on a half-day tour of Provence’s lavender fields from Avignon. In a small group, wind through undulating hills and fragrant seas of lavender, and stop in the charming villages of Sault, Roussillon or Gordes to purchase local soaps, flowers, essential oils and honey. You will also enjoy a photo stop at the Senanque Abbey, an authentic cistercian church, surrounded by lavender fields.

Highlights

Provence villages and lavender fields tour from Avignon

Drive through Provence’s blooming lavender fields and stop for photos

Browse the fragrant lavender shops in Sault or Roussillon

Visit the picture-perfect village of Gordes

Discover the uses of lavender at the Lavender Museum in Coustellet (afternoon tour)

Small-group tour limited to eight people ensures a more personalized experience

One of 2 or 3 lavender fields we stopped for photos. Nice but not of postcard-quality

Photo by: TRAN LAN ANH N 07 2012

What You Can Expect

Depending on the time of the season, visit the village of Roussillon on your half-day tour

Your morning or afternoon small-group tour begins with pickup from your Avignon hotel. Take a seat in the comfortable minivan and admire the scenery as you traverse the Provençal countryside, laced with fields of lavender. Your guide will make frequent stops, giving you plenty of opportunity to take photos.

Enjoy free time in the village of Sault or Roussillon, depending on which is most in bloom. Wander the town by foot and browse the lavender shops full of flowers, fragrant essential oils and local honey. You will have a photo stop at the panoramic point of view to take pictures of the hilltop village of Gordes, classified as "one of the most beautiful villages in France". Another short photo stop will be organized at Senanque Abbey to take pictures of this famous cistercian church still ruled by monks, surrounded by lavender fields.

You’ll then return to Avignon.

Your tour ends with drop-off at your Avignon hotel by early afternoon or evening, depending on start time.

Even though it was very late in the season, our driver took us right to fields of still-blooming lavender. We learned a lot from our driver, not only about lavender, but about Provence In general. I highly recommend this tour.

This tour is an excellent way to see the lavender fields. It's much easier than driving yourself as the guide knew exactly where to go to find the fields which were in flower at that time, meaning there were lots of photo opportunities. He was very knowledgeable, telling us all about the different types of lavender and the distillation process. It was also interesting to be able to visit the farm where they extract the lavender oil. The transport was comfortable and air conditioned and we were collected from right outside the hotel. The morning tour is a good choice to avoid the afternoon heat.

It was a perfect day and a perfect time to visit the lavender fields. We saw lavender that was blooming, recently harvested and the sheaves of harvested lavender. The tour guide knew all about the lavender as well as the sights on the trip to the lavender fields.